If you utilize social media , I ’ m sure you can relate to what I ’ m about to say .
You log onto to Facebook , scroll through your timeline , just to see post after post of how well everyone else ’ s children are doing .
Little Johnny made straight A ’ s . Your neighbor ’ s kid just landed the solo part in the upcoming piano recital . Little Tammy made the soccer team .
Meanwhile , you ’ re simply just trying to get your kids to wash the dishes without talking back & rolling their eyes . Without realizing it , you begin to become cynical and almost resentful that your kiddo is revolting every chance they get .
Ever thought to yourself , “ Where do Moms going through the most with their kiddos turn ?”
Hell , I have .
In the spirit of transparency , I ’ d like to share some things with you .
You see my daughter decided around the age of twelve that she wanted to test every boundary my husband and I had ever set .
I would reflect on her behavior some days and just want to SCREAM .
Before , I became a business coach for online MomPreneurs I was a Social Worker . Needless to say , I have years of experience working with troubled youth and dysfunctional families . Never in a million years did I think I ’ d need to utilize my skills as a Social Worker within my home . You ’ d think with all of my education & experience , I shouldn ’ t be able to relate to such a topic .
I would find myself often times saying , “ God has a sense of humor . While I am no longer working as a Social Worker , I find myself frequently revisiting social work interventions and techniques . I never thought I ’ d see these behaviors displayed in MY HOUSE .”
Well , once I got over the fact that my kiddo was trying to rebel …. I had to whip myself in order to be able to appropriately manage the behaviors presented .
Listed below are a few of the things I did to lift my spirits when I felt I couldn ’ t stand to endure another behavioral episode .
1 . FOCUS ON YOUR REACTION MORE THAN YOUR KIDS BEHAVIOR . Once I started focusing more on MY REACTION to the behaviors
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